Comments on: Who bought the tomb in which Joseph was laid?

By: Eridani

Eridani — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:23:00 +0000

It’s also possible Abraham bought the tomb, and later, Jacob bought more land that completely surrounded the tomb. So therefore Joseph could be buried in the tomb that Abraham bought, which automatically also meant he was also buried in the portion of ground that Jacob bought.

With people’s long lifespans in those days, it’s possible the sons of Hamor could have lived long enough to have dealing with both Abraham and Jacob (who was Abraham’s grandson).

By: hobopotato

hobopotato — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:54:52 +0000

This is actually a fun one, in my opinion.

I agree with the first option, that it was bought and sold twice. This actually isn’t a stretch – the patriarchs do something VERY similar in Genesis 26:18: Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them.

So, who dug the wells – Abraham, or Isaac?
Same thing.

By: roohif

roohif — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:47:03 +0000

You could probably make a good argument that Stephen was speaking through the Holy Spirit, and thus should not have made this error. But regardless, I don’t think it’s all that serious ..

By: Errancy

Errancy — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:50:58 +0000

Quite right. Added to the inerrantist responses. Thanks.

By: WisdomLover

WisdomLover — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:25:59 +0000

It is also possible that Stephen misspoke and that Acts accurately records this.